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Language: en
Pages: 288
Pages: 288
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-01-23 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
An irreverent and impeccably researched defense of our dirtiest words. We’re often told that swearing is outrageous or even offensive, that it’s a sign of a
Language: en
Pages: 288
Pages: 288
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-25 - Publisher: House of Anansi
In the vein of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat comes a fascinating and fun look at the new science of bad language. Did you know that chimpanzees can swe
Language: en
Pages: 145
Pages: 145
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-02 - Publisher: Profile Books
Swearing, it turns out, is an incredibly useful part of our linguistic repertoire. Not only has some form of swearing existed since the earliest humans began to
Language: en
Pages: 0
Pages: 0
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018 - Publisher: W. W. Norton
An irreverent and impeccably researched defense of our dirtiest words.
Language: en
Pages: 192
Pages: 192
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-10-19 - Publisher: Random House
Grasping how to swear is a crucial skill to any English-speaker, but it can be a tricky business. Owing to the rich and complex history of swearing, a single wo